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Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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ZYGMUNT PEHEL, OF NEXV YOEK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO WINCENTY FIGLEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND ONE-FOURTH TO JAMES MOLINSKI, OF

' ASTORIA, NEW YORK.

SASH-HOLD ER.

Application filed March 17, 1917.

To aZZ wlwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZYGMUNT PEHEL, a subject of the Czar of Russia, resident of Bronx, county of Bronx, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in window sash holders and has as its principal Object the provision of means whereby window sashes, either upper or lower, may be held in any adjusted position.

A further Object is to provide such devices in forms which may be inserted by any ordinary carpenter or cabinet maker in windows of ordinary Construction, and finally, to provide such devices which are eifectually concealed thereby presenting no uncouth or unsightly appearance.

These and other Object-s are attained by the novel Construction and combination of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a. material part of this specification', and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, looking from the interior of an ordinary Window, parts being broken away to show the application of the invention.

F ig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken through a corner of the sash and parts of the holding means.

Fig. 3 is a fraginental end view of the sash, looking from the outer side thereof.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the roller contacting element.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the holder in which the roller is engaged.

Fig. 6 is a. perspective view of the retaining washer, and

Fig. 7 is a. view similar to Fig. 3 before the device is inserted.

No changes of any kind are required in the window frame 10, in which are shown sashes 11 and 12 respectively upper and lower, each sash working in individual grooves 14, and held in place by the strips 15.

Circular openings 17 are formed at the bottom and top on each side of the sash elements 11 and 12, in which are inserted bushings 20, having an extension 21 of Smaller diameter, fitted to a recess 18 extendng fur- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Serial No. 155,454.

ther into the material of the sash frame, and held by means of screws 22 firmly in position.

The bushings 20 and extensions are formed with a bore 24 and an elongated slot 25 suited to receive a pin 28 set rigidly in the stem 30 in the manner of a key, which prevents the stem from turning or from being pressed inwardly, a coiled push spring 34, abutting against the inner closed end 23 of the extension 21, and the end of the stem 30.

F ormed with the stem 30 are a pair of oppositely disposed ears 36 containing a pin 37, upon which is pivotally mounted the roller 38, the same being so arranged so that its periphery extends outwardly beyond the edge of the sash frame 11, making contact with the surface of the slot or groove in which the window sash operates.

A washer 40 of the same diameter as the bushing 20 is provided with a central opening 41 and slot 42 through which the stems 30 and pin 28 may pass, the washer being also held 'by the screws 22 and in such position as to prevent the pin from moving out through the slot when in operative position.

In order to remove the roller, it is necessary to release the screws 22 and withdraw the washer 40, whereupon the parts may be readily separated.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that a very simple and efiicient device for the purpose has been disclosed which may be applied to any ordinary Window sash without any difficulty whatever, and by adjusting the tension of the Spring 34, to suit, thus, window sashes of various weights, may be held in a suspended in the frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a sash holder, the combination with a window sash having an Opening formed in its side, of a metallic bushing fitted to the mentioned Opening, said bushing having a hollow extension on one side and containing a key slot, means for securing said bushing within the Opening, a plunger slidably contained in said bushing, a spring normally pressing said plunger outwardly, a pin in said plunger operative in the key slot in position at any desired point said bushng, a Washer secured over said bushng', said Washer having a notch throu h Which said key pin may pass, the notch beng out of register With the key slot in said bushng, thereby lmtng the movement of said plunger and preventng its withdrawal, and a roller carried by said plunger, said roller extending normally be'- yond the surface of the sash and adapted to contact With the Window sash frame. 10

In testmony whereof I have aflxed my signature.

ZYGMUNT PEHEL.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressng the "commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. c." 

